Minnesota Corn Growers Association supports U.S. sugar policy
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A recent story in the Star Tribune covered what it called a “declaration of war” by corn syrup makers on sugar refiners and U.S.
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Farmers: You're invited to attend MCGA's "What you Need to Know" district meetings
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Are you a farmer with questions about changes to Minnesota’s buffer laws? Do you want to know more about telling the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to not mess with the RFS (Renewable Fuel Standard) and homegrown ethanol? -
Minnesota Corn Growers to EPA: Don’t mess with the RFS
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The Minnesota Corn Growers Association (MCGA) is urging corn farmers, anyone who drives a car, anyone who wants to breathe cleaner air, renewable energy supporters and others to speak out against a proposal by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to slash the amount of homegrown ethanol blended in our fuel supply.
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Ethanol Update: RFS comments, Obama petition, oil industry shills
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There’s a lot going on in the ethanol world this week, so let’s get right to the Ethanol Update.
RFS comment period opens
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is now accepting comments on its proposal to slash the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) and reduce the amount of homegrown ethanol blended in our fuel supply by 4 billion gallons in 2014, -
Ethanol Update: The good, the bad and the ugly
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There’s some good, a lot of bad, and plenty of ugly in this week’s Ethanol Update. To better cover each category, we’ve enlisted The Man With No Name to help us.
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Minnesota Corn Growers Association President: Don’t mess with the RFS
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On Friday, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed slashing the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) and reducing the amount of homegrown ethanol blended into our fuel supply by almost 4 billion gallons from 2014-16.
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Federal legislative update: RFS, TPA and conservation compliance
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Yesterday I posted an ag and corn-focused update from the recently completed Minnesota legislative session. You can read that post here to get caught up on buffer legislation,
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From today's Star Tribune: Enough with all of this Minnesota farmer-bashing
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Noah Hultgren, a fourth-generation family farmer in Raymond, Minn., and First Vice President of the Minnesota Corn Growers Association, has an op-ed in today’s Star Tribune that covers what corn farmers are doing to address water quality concerns.
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This week’s ag update from the Minnesota state capitol
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Written by Anna Boroff
Minnesota Corn Growers Association (MCGA) Policy DirectorThe legislature has to be done by May 18,
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